Original title: Looking at the CBA|Three players in three final games, talk about Chinese basketball in 2021
For Chinese professional basketball, 2021 is a year of mixed flavors——
The CBA League has witnessed the unprecedented achievement of the Guangdong Men’s Basketball Team in the “Eleventh Championship”; however, in the international arena, these professional players wearing national team jerseys had to bear the accusation that “the Chinese men’s basketball team missed the Olympic Games for the first time in 37 years”; and again Returning to the league, the impact of the epidemic has made the CBA still embarrassed to close the game…
In a blink of an eye, the second phase of the new CBA regular season ushered in the final battle of 2021. In the final battle at the end of the year, the Guangdong Men’s Basketball Team won, the Liaoning Men’s Basketball Team won, and the Shanghai Men’s Basketball Team also won. However, in the three victories of these three teams, the core players of their respective teams Shows a completely different mood and state.
The reason why these three games were highlighted in the 10 final games is also because they represent the three states of the CBA League throughout the year. Among them are perseverance and perseverance, unwillingness and perseverance, and patience and stubbornness. Ambition, all these states, is a summary of China’s professional basketball in 2021.
Regain the state of the final game, never underestimate the heart of a champion
The Guangdong Men’s Basketball Team finally won. Such an expression of the state of the “defending champion” in the league is impossible in the past few seasons. After all, the last time the Guangdong Men’s Basketball team suffered a two-game losing streak was in 2017, 1476 days ago.
But competitive sports is so cruel, there is no permanent winner in the arena.
In the first two games of the second stage of the CBA, the Guangdong Men’s Basketball Team lost to Zhejiang Guangsha by 12 points, and then in the next round, they lost to the Shanxi Men’s Basketball Team by 26 points. The sluggish state of the team’s core Yi Jianlian in those two games was like the epitome of the entire Guangdong men’s basketball team-the team’s advanced age made the Guangdong men’s basketball team a little weaker on the court. Taking the game against Shanxi as an example, Guangdong’s starter was Hu Mingxuan. , Wilms, Zhou Peng, Du Runwang and Yi Jianlian, the average age is over 29 years old; during the window period, many core players were called up to make the team’s main lineup incomplete, and the players’ competitive level did not return to the best; and injured; Illness made Coach Du Feng’s rotation difficult again…
When the fans and the media were discussing whether the Guangdong Men’s Basketball team would go silent, Yi Jianlian took the Guangdong Men’s Basketball team and “exploded.”
In the first two games of the second stage, Yi Jianlian hit 5 goals in 19 shots, with a shooting percentage of only 26.3%. In the third game, he hit 9 goals in 12 shots. He played 26 minutes and scored 25 points. With 16 rebounds, this is the first time Yi Jianlian has hit “25+16” after 1101 days. Not only that, he also sent out three blocks, and the efficiency of the audience is as high as +26.
When the 34-year-old Yi Jianlian played such an efficient performance, the other players of the Guangdong Men’s Basketball Team were also activated, and the Guangdong Men’s Basketball Team naturally showed the domineering “eleventh crown”. 116 to 99, the Guangdong Men’s Basketball Team ended 2021 with a big victory, and such a year-end ending seems to be announcing-don’t easily sink a champion’s heart.
“At the beginning of the second stage, our current state is far worse than our goal. After losing two consecutive games, we have more communication between our players and we are constantly looking for some problems. We still have to prepare for the game step by step. “
After winning, Yi Jianlian said more about the problems in the game and his unsatisfactory state. But this is why Yi Jianlian and the Guangdong Men’s Basketball Team have been able to stay at the top of the league, whether it’s winning a key matchup or winning the championship, or experiencing adversity such as losing streak and injury, Yi Jianlian and Du Feng , And the team has always maintained high requirements for the level of competition and desire for victory.
As Du Feng said, “It is not easy to win the game, but there are still many problems.”
Whether in the CBA or the national team, this year Du Feng and Yi Jianlian are indeed not easy, and their persistence and perseverance show the comforting positive side of Chinese basketball.
Guo Ailun was expelled for the second time this season because he was dissatisfied with the referee’s penalty.After being expelled from the final match, Guo Ailun is more mature on the way to the championship
The “defending champion” Guangdong men’s basketball team stopped the losing streak with a big victory, while last season’s runner-up Liaoning men’s basketball team secured the league’s first position with a big victory. It’s just that, in the two victories, the situation of the core players of the two teams is completely different.
In the last 3 minutes and 53 seconds of the Liaoning Men’s Basketball Team’s 128-109 victory over the Fujian Men’s Basketball Team, Guo Ailun tripped Fujian Men’s Basketball defender Li Yiyang because of losing his center of gravity during a full-court lead. In terms of result orientation, Guo Ailun’s action can indeed be whistled for violation of the body and the rules. However, Guo Ailun didn’t understand the referee’s whistleblowing. He kept asking the referee for an explanation. As a result, he received a technical foul on the spot and was directly expelled from the field.
Whether Guo Ailun’s defensive action reached a physical violation or not, has also become a controversy after the game.This is already the second time Guo Ailun has been expelled from the field this season. In the previous match against Shanxi Men’s Basketball, Guo Ailun also questioned the referee’s whistleblowing, and was then expelled directly by the referee by blowing two technical fouls. That time, after Guo Ailun was expelled, he left a text state like “I can’t understand, it’s a joke, I’m going to play games, goodbye” on the social network, which immediately caused an uproar.
And being expelled twice before and after this season is also very much like Guo Ailun’s state in 2021-continuing to stick to his basketball style and personality on the court, and then leave various controversial topics on and off the court.
The 28-year-old Guo Ailun is a typical contradiction of Chinese basketball—excellent skills but unruly; longing for victory but often has some irrational behaviors that ruin the victory at critical moments; seemingly laughing and joking, but life will be after the game Leaving tears of “true temperament”… In the final battle of last season’s finals, Guo Ailun couldn’t cry in the face of the camera, and it was self-evident.
“I feel that I have encountered many difficulties, and I am still not strong enough. I still feel unhappy when I encounter some things. Maybe you think I am immature.” At that time, Guo Ailun’s words in tears after the game touched a lot. Fans and spectators, “But if you are not happy, you have to say it, or hold it in your heart and feel uncomfortable.”
Guo Ailun has said more than once that he is a person who wants to win in any competition. For so many years, his desire to win on the court is not lost to anyone, which is why when the Liaoning men’s basketball team leads the Fujian men’s basketball team by so many points, he still defends hard. But sometimes, knowing how to control one’s desire to win on the court is also an important weight to win.
Guo Ailun has become more and more mature, but he needs to do better in order to hit the championship.If there is no final dispute with the referee, Guo Ailun’s final battle in 2021 can be considered perfect. Before being expelled, Guo Ailun had scored 18 points and 12 assists in a double-double, and made 3 of 6 three-pointers, but the violation and direct expulsion changed everything.
This season, Guo Ailun averaged 22.7 points, 3.2 rebounds and 6.8 assists in the 9 games he played, shooting 46.6% from the field and 44.4% from the three-point range. With his help , Liaoning men’s basketball team now has 14 wins and 2 losses, holding the league’s top spot.
This may be the season in which Guo Ailun has the most chance of winning the championship in the past two years, and this imperfect finale is also a reminder-on the road to challenge the Guangdong Men’s Basketball Team, in addition to mature skills, there must be A more mature mindset.
Wang Zhelin found the right way to win in Shanghai.Shanghai finally wants to “shark back to the top”?Wang Zhelin finally met the right person
In the past two seasons, Guo Ailun and the Liaoning Men’s Basketball Team are the strongest of the challengers that have launched an impact on the Guangdong Men’s Basketball Team. And this season, there is another new face in this “Challengers League”, that is, the Shanghai Jiushi Men’s Basketball Team.
13 wins and 3 losses, this is a report card handed over by the Shanghai Jiushi Men’s Basketball Team after a narrow victory over the Guangzhou Men’s Basketball Team in the 2021 finale. This team, which has been on the edge of the playoffs for a long time, has now become one of the “hot candidates” for the finals.
Last season, a team that was “silly and a lot of money” in the fans’ mouths, and still “the most disappointing fans” in the media, why did it suddenly rush to the top three of the league after another similar offseason operation? Bit?
The most important reason is that the team’s management finally found the “right person” in this short offseason. The champion coach Li Chunjiang, who resigned from Zhejiang Guangsha, was originally a good at tuning the new lineup. Coach; the former regular season MVP Wang Zhelin is still one of the best inside players in the league. He has been unsuccessful in Fujian for several seasons and has been looking forward to the chance to hit the playoffs; Franklin is the best in the CBA league One of the top offensive players, and at the same time his professional attitude is the glue of the team’s chemistry; there are also a number of young players including Guo Haowen and Li Tianrong, who have brought this team’s hard work of “newborn calves are not afraid of tigers”. team.
In fact, apart from the changes in personnel, the biggest change of the Shanghai Jiushi Men’s Basketball Team this season is their spirit in the game.
A detail in the closing game suffices to explain the problem: In a defense in the second quarter of the game, Li Tianrong completed a steal in the press, and then threw the ball to Wang Zhelin, who rushed to the front. Due to the excessive force of the pass, the basketball went directly to the sideline, and at this moment, Wang Zhelin went back to chase the ball back in bounds when it was about to go out of bounds. However, in the course of the basketball flight, the players of the Guangzhou Men’s Basketball Team were closer to the basketball. At this time, Liu Zheng, who was also desperately chasing back, suddenly flashed in front of the Guangzhou Men’s Basketball player, grabbed the ball tightly, and passed it to him immediately. Teammates, complete the offense…
It is hard to imagine that such a more aggressive fight than the opponent will appear on a team that has already led by double digits.
After that attack, Wang Zhelin smiled and stepped forward to encourage the young teammates. This kind of team spirit is what Wang Zhelin has longed for in the past few seasons. Now, under the leadership of Li Chunjiang, this “dominant level” center forward finally has the opportunity to return to the playoffs, and even go further.
Li Chunjiang and Wang Zhelin have brought a broader imagination to the Shanghai Jiushi Men’s Basketball Team.Of course, Shanghai Jiushi wants to hit the championship like the slogan “Shark back to the top” once yelled. There is still a lot to improve. At least they have to learn how to stay focused and positive while leading a big score. . Just like in the final match of the Guangzhou men’s basketball team, the Shanghai Jiushi men’s basketball team once led by 20 points, but was tied by the opponent at the last minute.
“I think everyone is a little slack in the game. Guangzhou played fiercely today. I think our team should study hard like them.” This is Wang Zhelin’s summary after the game. In this game, Wang Zhelin almost completed a milestone at the end of 2021, that is, surpassing Zhang Kai, who is ranked 22nd in the total number of blocked shots. However, the “small regret” that failed to surpass is the motivation for Wang Zhelin to continue to struggle in the new year. Like the Shanghai Jiushi men’s basketball team that has been silent for a long time, he sighed and hoped to return to the strong team.
“The New Year is here. Say goodbye to the old and welcome the new.” Wang Zhelin’s expectation after the victory is also the ambition of the Shanghai Men’s Basketball Team. “I hope that the new year will have better results.”
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